Chapter one
It was a cloudy afternoon when Jane strolled out to a nearby saloon to make her hair look fine. On getting to the saloon when she met Cue, they had to take turns at doing their hair with the stylist. Jane had to find herself a chair to sit on as the attendant gave her a wave and directed her to a corner reserved for clients to be comfortably ahead of their turn.
'You are welcome madam' said the attendant 'Thank you' she replied as Jane sat on the chair.
The setting of the saloon was constructed in a rectangular form. The entrance of the saloon placed a placard that shows a detailed service rendered in the salon, and inside the salon was placed air conditioning at the far corner of the shop, also a demarcated area was reserved for the customers and the other part of the salon is for where the services are being rendered with various seat facing towards a wide long glass for the client's view with an office reserved for the CEO with the notice on the door 'CEO's Office' and also a convenience for the clients.
Jane gleaned her sight towards the stylists making hair for other clients anticipating her turn.
A few hours later, Jane began to feel uncomfortable because the stylist was taking longer than expected on the clients she met there.
She called out to the attendant ' I can't wait any longer, it's taking much more time than expected and it's almost raining, I have other things to attend to "she cried out with a loud voice."
Her voice attracts the attention of others in the saloon which causes all eyes to be focused on Jane and the attendants. When the attendants noticed her voice was creating a scene, she said ' Madam, please be more patient, ma' it will soon be your turn ma, 'she pleaded'.
But Jane insisted and was about to leave the saloon when she heard a voice which melted her heart and sought her attention back to the saloon, only for her to turn around to see whose voice it would be. Jane's heart was lifted on seeing a tall, fair and handsome guy with short curled hair dressed in a T-shirt with which the sleeves were rolled, wearing trousers with sneakers coming from the Office. His appearance pacified her anger instantly. Jane froze on a spot with her back facing the door and was silent for a minute as the sight of the appearance gripped her in her hold. Thoughts began to flow through her mind, 'where does he come from?' , 'she began to think about his looks, looking at his muscles and began to picture what his six-packs would look like'. 'Madam, How are you?' The appearance broke the silence as she tried to compose and present herself well,
'I....I'm.. fine, 'she Stammer', I'm Philip, he said, with a warm voice which caused Jane to look discreetly at his lips, 'Can I see you in my office? Philip asked, she said with a calm voice 'Yes you can', wearing a smile as she followed him.
As they both got inside his office, Philip offered her a seat and told her to feel relaxed. It came to her surprise as she sat on the chair. She saw in a corner of the office a chair facing a glass mirror which made her voice out. "I know you are the CEO of Galaxy Beauty Salon", But do you also render service here in your office? Jane stared at Philip waiting for an answer, who was sorting out some equipment out of his drawer beside his table, Clearing his throat, hun...hun... he said' Yes I do, but for important clients and special treats, so should I say this is a special treat? She said' Philip responded 'with a blink of his eye to Jane as she smiled' Thank you so much, Mr. Philips, he smiled and signaled with his finger for her to come to sit on the chair as he placed the equipment on the table which upholds the glass.
Jane dropped her black purse on Philip's table to sit on the chair to do her hair. Philip wore a glove on his hands as he touched and felt Jane's hair, 'Your hair needs to be retouched before you can braid it' Looking at her through the mirror, Jane smiled and reacted with a yes response, which made him proceed.
Philip began to retouch the hair as he added some hair wash to wash the hair. Jane felt Philips touch her hair and she began to feel the touch with his soft skills. His touch made Jane feel awakened, which transitioned her into having thoughts of Philip's touch. Philip breaks the transmission by asking Jane, what's your profession? Jane, for a while, couldn't talk because of how she felt. She then, after a while, said, ' I'm working as a secretary in a firm but it's time-devouring, so I'm trying to raise an amount to open a grocery shop soon'.
Wow! That's a great one, and an amazing plan. Philip said, 'Thank you," Jane replied, 'you are welcome'.
Jane asked Philip," Why did you choose to be a hairstylist? He smiled, 'I love to make beauty out of people, mostly ladies, and I choose to open an organization of my own,
That's incredible, Jane replied, but why do you choose women in particular? Looking at his face through the mirror to see his reaction, 'He was quiet for a moment as he dried her hair with a hand dryer, he replied 'women love beautifying and adorning themselves, so I realized it will create a means of income and over the years it has been' he nodded, while he dropped the hand drier. Moments later, Philip finished braiding her hair without collecting a dime. It was raining already so she had to wait behind to avoid being wet. It was 6:55 pm already before the rain stopped, it was dark already and becoming late and dark for her to walk home.
'Do you mind if I dropped you with my car?' Philip asked from where he was sitting. She gave it some thought and replied 'No qualms', since all the clients and Philip's staff were gone already, he had to close the salon for the day and they both hopped inside the car and drove off. Shortly after, they got to her apartment on the third street to Philip's office, when Jane alighted from the car saying,
a big thanks to you for today's treat. I appreciate it, 'you are welcome,' 'Have a wonderful night', Philip answered with a wave as he drove off.
Jane got into her room and jumped on her bed while she placed her phone by her side and stood beside the bed. The thought of Philip began to flow through her mind as she lay on her bed to sleep because she looked stressed out, and she began to ask herself, "why am I getting attracted to Philip?", "am I in love with him?" thoughts flowed through her mind about how she's feelings towards Philip as she dozes off with her dress unchanged.
The following morning was a Sunday, Jane was getting ready for church as she put on her make-up, looking through her mirror on the wall, and was about to use her lip gloss when she noticed she couldn't find her black purse. "Oh! Where is this purse?" She murmured as she searched everywhere in her chamber looking for it. Shortly after, she shouted "Oooh, I think I left it at the saloon yesterday evening". As she was uttering the statement, her phone rang. She quickly. She grabbed the phone on the bed to see who the caller was, so she picked up the call.
"Hello, beautiful one. Good morning" and she replied 'good morning' as she was still trying to decode the voice of the caller, "It's Philip the guy from the saloon yesterday", oh! My bad, I'm sorry I couldn't recognize your voice on time', Jane Said. 'I appreciated your service and kind gestures yesterday and I wanna apologize for the scenario I created out of impatience towards your staff' 'I'm so sorry she pleaded,
Philip replied 'it's okay' 'I found your black purse on my table yesterday cos I had to go to the branch office on my way back to check on something, so I came across your purse. That's why I called you to notify you.
Jane exhaled and got relieved of her stress and told Philip how she had been looking for it. Meanwhile, she's late for church and tells Philip, so they both agree to meet after church and the call ends.
Jane has this sign of relief and smiles as she notices things drawing both of them together. Maybe destiny is trying to create a bond between the two, she concluded in her mind as she buckled the latchet of her heel and picked up her bag and found her way to the local church down her street.
Later at noon, Philip called Jane but she wasn't picking him up. A few minutes later, Philip's phone rang and Jane's name popped up, so he up it "How are you doing? I'm sorry I couldn't pick up the phone. I was still inside the church then". Jane said 'no prob'. Could I come over to pick you up? Philip asked after so many thoughts about why he wanted to pick her up, 'Is he interested in me?' 'Have I gained his attention?' She grinds over the thought because it's what she yearns for, so she gave in and they ended the call.
Meanwhile, Philip had the same feelings and emotions towards Jane, but he's an introverted type that doesn't know how to express his emotions and feelings to people.
He thought to himself 'I think it would be a good idea for me to tell her how much I like her at first sight. Yes! It is' he concluded in his mind. He tried to figure out ways to present his words to Jane and how he could get good composure.